Vice President?

Written by Ed Howes

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Today is 26th of January, 2004. I have been listening to primary campaign coverage on National Public Radio, waiting to hear which candidate is going to make Vice President Cheney and Halliburton a campaign issue. Will all candidates tiptoe around issue till after February primaries? Is American corporations doing business in terrorist supporting states, a non issue? Is all America going to pretend there is no evil in high places? Ask me in another month.

A cold shiver runs down my spine as I consider there could be a Capitol wide cover- up taking place, in which Senators John Kerry, John Edwards and Joe Lieberman are taking part. If so, we can expect none of them to raise Halliburton - Cheney scandal as a campaign issue.

What a coincidence Senator Kerry should also have a very good interview segment on same 60 Minutes program! Is it possible no one on Kerry's staff connected Kerry interview with story of terror profits? We will all soon know.

Maybe none of Democratic candidates care about appearance of evil, either, and I am right about a Capitol wide conspiracy to hide truth. The truth that seems so obvious to me; maybe evil only resigns under threat of armed rebellion. (Which would be labeled domestic terror, of course?) Fat chance of that, huh?

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Democrats Can't Win

Written by Ed Howes

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Dennis knows that multi- lateral trade agreements have served corporate monopolies at expense of international labor. There is probably already sufficient support in Congress to reverse multi- lateral trade policies but no presidential leadership in next five years to promote idea, save Dennis. Let's just see how much worse things can get for five years and then we will talk about it. Democrats, excepting likes of Dick Gephardt, couldn't care less and make no attempt to hide fact. Democrats just want to know what lies Americans will buy this election. If we are fed up with deceit, Democrats only offer more of same.

I could quibble with Dennis' socialism as pertains to educating 3 year olds at public expense and universal government health care, but not much. Parenting skills have become a thing of past and economic need forces most adults into work force, making hundreds of thousands of new latch key children, every year. Better they should be in government paid care than home alone.

Because American health care is a fraud, I don't care about making it universal. It would be nice to see some kind of check on disease management profiteers in insurance, drug, and medical supply and hospital industries. His single payer system could do all that if he could find sufficient Congressional support, which I doubt. I'd like to see him get a shot at it. He is only Democratic candidate who shows great wisdom and that alone makes him an also ran in Democratic mind. For sure, it makes him something other than a Democrat. Since Democrats have no respect for wisdom, why should rest of America give them a say in anything? We all know answer. They are looking for most convincing liar and he will be nominee for President, like Bill Clinton was. That is what they wish they had now, a winning liar.

Some candidates are saying they will support whichever one of them is chosen nominee. In other words, if it isn't me, any Democrat will do. The short sighted infection runs from bottom to top of party. Until that changes we will have one party government. Unless, of course, we have a serious movement in this country to let in minor parties, by supporting best candidates regardless of their perceived chances of winning.

It is way past time for Americans to vote their conscience and to stop trying to pick winners that want to keep us in Twentieth Century. Actually, since all Democratic and Republican votes are wasted votes this year, now is time to vote for third party candidates. That is only way to make any votes count this year. Two party voters only elect losers, making losers of us all.

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